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Convention-goers are greeted every time they depart the Hyatt Hotel by this very large photo of local state Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, D-Buffalo, whoÂ this morning delivered delegates a primer onÂ his hometown, including a plug for the Buffalo Sabres, the hockey team owned by onetime gubernatorial candidate B. Thomas Golisano.

“I did a little checking,” Hoyt said, “Most of the Sabres are Democrats, by the way.”Â Â

The Sabres are playing tonight in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes. They need to win to stay alive in the battle for the Stanley Cup. (AG Eliot Spitzer is scheduled to attend the game at the HSBC Arena and stop by the owner’s box to chat with Golisano, who has yet to back anyone for governor).

The opposite side of the Hoyt billboard (theÂ side facing the parking lot across from the Hyatt) features new state Sen. Marc Coppola, who joked last night that no one should be surprised if the billboard is mysteriously turned around in the middle of the night before the convention ends.

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